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Environmental Consultancy Services for The OPW National Arterial Drainage Maintenance Activities

The Office of Public Works (OPW), Arterial Drainage (AD) Maintenance (ADM) Service is commissioning an environmental consultant to support ADM activities on 26 arterial drainage schemes.
Part 1
The principal study area for Part 1 of the Commission makes up 26 schemes for arterial drainage schemes and flood relief schemes.
The contract will require the completion of 26 AA Screening Reports Drainage Schemes and 21 Natura Impact Statements arising out of the Screening Reports. Reporting is to be completed within 3 years.
Part 2
The OPW have identified lengths of maintained channels that a Rapid River Corridor Survey (RRCS) will be completed. The channels lengths identified are those within European Sites (SAC and SPA) for which AA Screening and NIS is programmed for in that year. The RRCS includes approx 1660km of channel over 3 years.
Part 3
The consultant may be asked to carry out further as yet unidentified surveys within the 3 year period.

The Office of Public Works (OPW), Arterial Drainage Maintenance Service is commissioning an environmental consultant to assist with various environmental services, to support arterial drainage maintenance activities on twenty six arterial drainage schemes.
Part 1
The principal study area for Part 1 of the Commission makes up twenty six schemes for arterial drainage schemes and flood relief schemes.
The contract will require the completion of AA Screening for 26 Schemes and it is assumed that 21 of these schemes will require an NIS. Reporting is to be completed over the next 3 year period. The AA Screening Reports and NIS for the twenty six schemes will be carried out in assigned years as follows:
Year 1 (2023): Abbey, Bonet, Boyle, Broadmeadow & Ward, Brosna, Donegal Schemes, Feale, Knockrockery, Lower Shannon Schemes, Maine, Hazelhatch, Matt.
Year 2 (2024):Ballyteigue/Kilimor, Corrib, Duff, Inny, KIlcoo, Killimor/Cappagh, Ouvane, Monaghan Blackwater.
Year 3 (2025):Boyne, Duleek, Mornington, Moy, Ryewater, Owenavorragh.
Completion of the AA Screening and NIS's for each year includes assessing the impact of the work and providing field data as described in Part 2 below.
Part 2
The OPW have identified lengths of channel that a Rapid River Corridor Survey should be completed. The lengths of channels identified are the channels within and 100m upstream and downstream of the boundary of the European Sites for which AA Screening and NIS is programmed for in that year. The Rapid River Corridor Survey includes approximately 1660km of channel to be carried out over a three year period.
Part 3
Further to the above the consultant may be asked to carry out further surveys within the 3 year period.

Further details will be provided in the tender documents which will be issued with the Request for Tender in due course